Rhythm of Faith

Who is the devil? Ephesians 4:26-27 - "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Do not give the devil a foothold. There are two extremes when it comes to the devil – not believing in him or giving him credence, and giving him too much. For those who do not give him enough credence, we know from Ephesians 6 that our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms, and we also know from Revelation 12 and 2 Kings 6 that there is an unseen spiritual dimension behind our everyday experiences. And for those who give the devil too much power, we are reminded that he is only a created being who is not a god but a fallen angel, and that some bad things that happen are just a product of bad decisions, not because “the devil made me do it.” Let me begin by doing a brief introduction to who the devil is. Satan is a created being, an angel who rebelled agai...

Why Should God Keep You Alive? I want us to ask ourselves some key questions as Christians. Let's say you are pleading your case and justifying the reason why you should be in the land of the living. Why should God continue to keep you alive?  Is there any reason why God should say, I need so and so to live to 80 or more because he/she is....... Whether we live or die,God never changes. He is the same today and forever. God doesn't need you so why should He keep you alive? The bible says in Hebrew 1:3 that God sustains all things by the mighty power of His command. This means that you are alive because God has kept you alive.  You are not alive because you are smart, beautiful or the best that God has ever created. Solomon tells us in Ecclesiastes what He has observed in this world  "I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; f...